With the Republican primaries less than a year away, members of the Alabama Legislature are rolling out their 2022 plans. While there will be a few retirements along the way, most incumbents will be running for reelection. Among those is State Rep. Terri Collins (R-Decatur), who represents Morgan County’s House District 8 in the Alabama […]

On Friday, former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn will be part of a line-up for the Jefferson County Republican Party’s “Saluting Their Service” event honoring Alabama Supreme Court Justice Mike Bolin and State Rep. Jim Carns (R-Vestavia Hills). However, the appearance from Flynn seems to be a cause for concern for many in the local […]

Two months have passed since Secretary of State John Merrill ruled out a run in 2022 for any office after revelations and subsequent admission of an extramarital affair. However, in recent days Merrill seems to be slowly getting back to his old routine, making media appearances and speaking to groups around the state. Recently, Merrill […]

Earlier this week, Enterprise native and former Business Council of Alabama head Katie Britt announced her intention to seek the Republican nomination for Alabama’s U.S. Senate seat up in 2022. Britt has since rolled out her campaign through a series of media interviews throughout the state. However, she took to the national media during an […]

On Wednesday, leadership from both chambers of the Alabama Legislature met with Gov. Kay Ivey to explore options on how to proceed with addressing the conditions of the state’s prisons. According to reports, in addition to Ivey, Alabama Department of Corrections commissioner Jeff Dunn met Senate President Pro Tem Greg Reed (R-Jasper), House Speaker Mac […]

More and more signs point to the communist Chinese government’s culpability for the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly as evidence mounts showing the virus initially emerged from a laboratory in Wuhan, China. At the outset of the pandemic, lawmakers insisted China should be held accountable for the pandemic. However, those calls have been on the rise given […]

Sunday, Martha Brooks, wife of U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville), was served papers giving notice that Mo Brooks was being sued by his colleague U.S. Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) for his alleged role in the January 6 riot on Capitol Hill. The process server has received widespread media attention, with Brooks, a candidate for U.S. […]

In what is perhaps a way-too-early edition of gauging Alabama’s 2022 U.S. Senate, Club for Growth released polling data taken back in April giving an edge to U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) in head-to-head match-ups against former BCA head Katie Britt and former U.S. Ambassador to Slovenia Lynda Blanchard. According to the WPA Intelligence survey […]

With the 2022 election cycle upon us, many incumbent members of the Alabama Legislature are making their reelection plans. Many of those will likely run on their conservative bonafides, especially during the primary portion of the election. Throughout the 2021 session, the Alabama Policy Institute tracked what it deemed to be “key votes,” which included […]

On Tuesday, U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville), a candidate for the U.S. Senate seat up in 2022, took his side of an ongoing feud with U.S. Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) to Fox News viewers during an appearance on “The Ingraham Angle.” Sunday, Brooks’ wife was served a lawsuit filed by Swalwell claiming damages from the […]

If you have not been to Sheffield, one of the quad cities in Alabama’s Shoals region, it is worth checking out. The city has undergone a makeover that has led to a rebirth in recent years, part of which will be showcased at the annual Sheffield Street Party on Saturday. Organizers tell Yellowhammer News the […]

Since Lieutenant Gov. Will Ainsworth took office in 2019, he has made improving conditions for the families of Alabama’s military personnel a priority. Those efforts have benefited military families stationed at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Maxwell Air Force Base and Gunter Annex in Montgomery, Fort Rucker in Daleville, the Fort McClellan Training Center and Army […]

Next week, members of the legislature are slated to meet with Gov. Kay Ivey about a so-called plan B to tackle questions regarding Alabama’s approach to new prison construction. A June 1 deadline had passed on a build-lease plan for financing on a proposal that would have had the state of Alabama enter into a […]

Late Sunday, Baldwin County Sheriff Deputy William “Bill” Smith died in the line of duty trying to rescue a swimmer. According to reports, Smith was a seven-year veteran of the Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office and had previously served with the Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office. In addition to Smith, another deputy and two swimmers are in […]

It has been just three weeks since the Alabama Legislature adjourned sine die. However, recent developments in the state’s years-long effort to finalize a new prison construction plan have some lawmakers still at it headed into summer. Among those are State Sen. Greg Albritton (R-Atmore), the chairman of the Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund […]

As the public is learning more and more about National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases director Dr. Anthony Fauci through email correspondence made available through a Freedom of Information Act request, some on Capitol Hill are calling for his resignation given inconsistencies in his correspondence and public statements. Included among those is U.S. Rep. […]

On Sunday, U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville), a candidate for the U.S. Senate in Alabama’s 2022 election, revealed his House colleague U.S. Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) finally succeeded in serving the lawsuit he had filed against Brooks for his alleged role in the incident that took place on January 6 on Capitol Hill. Brooks had […]

GUNTERSVILLE — Thus far, and it won’t be easy to top, Lieutenant Gov. Will Ainsworth has had the biggest campaign rollout of the early stages of the 2022 election cycle. Campaign organizers told Yellowhammer News upward of 3,000 people attended the re-election kickoff event on Friday at the Jeff Cook Performing Arts Stage at the […]

In what is one of the more bizarre political stories of 2021, U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville), a candidate for Alabama’s U.S. Senate up in 2022, is the legal target of his colleague U.S. Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA), who claims in a lawsuit that Brooks was responsible for the January 6 incident on Capitol Hill […]

Alabama’s statewide primary election isn’t until May 24, 2022, but some Republican candidates are already making known their intentions to run in next year’s GOP primary. At least two statewide constitutional offices will have vacancies up in the 2022 election, the office of State Auditor, currently held by Jim Zeigler, and Secretary of State, currently […]

Alabama has a legacy of electing members of Congress that over time acquire a knack for procuring federal funds for the state, oftentimes in the form of earmarks. Congress ended this practice of earmarking a decade ago after Republicans took control of the body. However, House Democrats under the leadership of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi […]

During his most recent appearance on Alabama Public Television’s “Capitol Journal,” State Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris floated the possibility of Alabama using a lottery or college scholarships to encourage people to get a COVID-19 vaccine. Harris cited the so-called “vax-a-million” program implemented by the state of Ohio to increase vaccinations. He said his agency […]

During an appearance on Newsmax TV’s “The Chris Salcedo Show” on Friday, U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) criticized the Biden administration for what he deemed an open border policy. Moore reiterated the point he had made in a video posted on his Facebook account arguing the merits of a secured border. “[I]t’s actually Americans last,” […]

Earlier this week, Gov. Kay Ivey signed a bill that would ban so-called vaccine passports, defined as requirements to show proof of a COVID-19 vaccination to do business with private and governmental entities within the state. According to its chief sponsor State Sen. Arthur Orr (R-Decatur), the legislation is intended to prevent the creation of […]